A Demon Lord's Tale: Dungeons, Monster Girls, and Heartwarming BlissChapter 33
Maou Ni - Chapter 33
The Relaxing Hot spring
"Ahhh…"
I unconsciously let out a loud sigh as my body sank deep into the hot water .
I'm soaking in the newly built ryokan's hot spring in order to test the temperature of the water . And it was quite amazing .
The bathtub was made of cypress wood and was large enough for two people to stretch their bodies out and still have ample s.p.a.ce to move .
There was no roof above, so you could see the stars and moon s.h.i.+ning in the sky . A dim lamp alone illuminated over the steaming water which reflected the starry sky .
The time here was synced with the outside world . The sun came out in the morning, and in the nighttime, you would be able to see the moon and countless stars .
At first, I had considered having this world be in a persistent night, but it would be very inconvenient, so I settled on having a proper morning, afternoon and night cycle .
"Ahhh, s.h.i.+, this is amazing . "
I said to s.h.i.+ who was floating lightly on the water .
s.h.i.+ was an avid lover of baths, often forcing her way in, whenever I happened to be in a tub .
I wondered if she didn't get soggy from it, but s.h.i.+'s body was always very smooth whenever she got out of the way, so maybe being submerged in the water affected her metabolism .
"Older brother!"
Just then, the door to the bathing room slid open and in came Iluna .
"Iluna, you came? I thought that I told you to come in later on . "
"Ehehe, sorry about it . "
Iluna said with a mischievous smile .
…with such a happy face, I could not help but forgive her .
"Hey, older brother, wash my head!"
"Fine, fine . Now, sit over there . "
"Yay!"
I got out of the bath tube and brought over another bath chair and placed it behind where Iluna was sitting .
"Umphhh . "
"What, you seem to be in a good mood?"
I asked as I washed her head, Iluna nodded happily and answered .
"Yes! It's been a while since we were together!"
…It was true, I don't think I've spent much time with her recently .
…I supposed I could play with her in the gra.s.sland area in the near future .
A picnic might be a good idea . In that case, it may not be just the two of us, but we could play for the entire day .
That would be great, a picnic . I was starting to look forward to it myself .
As I was was.h.i.+ng Iluna's head and thinking of such things, the bathing room's door slid open once again .
"Oh, Iluna, you were here too?"
"Ah, older sister!"
"Ahh, it's Lefy… Lefy!?"
"? What, why are you making that stupid face?"
It was Lefy that came in next .
"Wha- why are you coming in as well?"
"Am I not allowed to enter?"
"No, not exactly, but…"
Age-wise, Iluna was perfectly acceptable, but Lefy was a bit much; in various ways . I would prefer it if she gave me a break, if possible . In various ways .
"Older sister wants to be with older brother too!"
"Tha- that's not it! … *cough* I just thought I would allow you to wash my head once in a while . It feels quite good when you wash my hair for me . "
"Oh, huh, is that so . …Um, well then . Iluna, why don't you get in the bathtub first?"
"Okaay!"
Now that Iluna's head was washed clean, she cheerily agreed and went directly to submerge herself in the bathtub .
In her place, Lefy came down to sit on her chair .
What came into my vision was a beautiful, eye-catching white neck that peeked through the gaps of silver colored hair . From there my gaze automatically continued to her rounded shoulders and her curvaceous and womanly back .
Further below that was her cute and tight b.u.t.t . Slightly above it was her dragon tail, wagging back and forth from side to side, tickling my feet .
…Don't think, don't think .
I slowly took a deep breath to calm my rising heartbeat so that Lefy wouldn't notice, and began to apply shampoo to her hair .
And then I used both hands to foam the shampoo and started to scrub and wash her hair .
Her sensitive hair was soft to the touch, my finger gently roamed towards the horns that grew from her head .
"…mmm . "
Audible sighs would occasionally escape Lefy's lips .
It was oddly alluring and distracting for me .
…do- don't think, don't think . Calm down, why are you getting so bothered . This is Lefy .
"… . We- well, we're done here, Lefy .
After I washed the bubbles from her hair, I said with a sigh of relief . I don't know what she was thinking, but she just fell back into me, leaning her weight into mine .
Her body heat was directly transferred to my skin, my heart leaped into my throat .
"Wait, what are you…"
"Ahh, that felt good, Yuki . But for some reason your breathing is getting hard, are you alright? Were you perhaps taken in by my naked body?"
She looked up at my face from below, a mischievous grin appeared on her face .
What, she, she had noticed all along…!!
"Do- don't be stupid . You think too much of yourself . As if anyone would get excited over your kid body?"
"Ah? Kid body you say!? How dare you, you were breathing quite hard just a moment ago!"
"No, no I wasn't . My nose was clogged and my breathing just got a little heavy . '
"What kind of an excuse is that!?"
"Hey, older brother and sister . The water will get cold if you just stay over there, you know?"
"'… . '"
After being admonished by a child, I and Lefy both wordlessly went to the bath tube and sank into the hot water .
"…Ahhh…it feels good… I had no idea that hot springs were this good…"
"Yes, it feels so good . Right, s.h.i.+?"
s.h.i.+ bounced in the water as if to show her agreement .
"So, you like it then? I'm glad . "
For a while, the time pa.s.sed in peaceful silence .
This really…did not feel bad at all .
I'm not the right age to be a father…but perhaps this was what it felt like to be a father with children .
"…but really, why did you suddenly think to make a place like this? Though the scenery is pretty great . "
Questioned Lefy as she gazed at the view of the gra.s.slands that was visible from the bathing area .
"Well, I was actually thinking about making a castle . "
"What?"
"A castle . And as a first step, I created this gra.s.sland . "
"…a.s.suming that's all true and you're going to make a castle, why did that lead to making a hot spring and an inn?"
"It just kind of happened before I noticed . "
"…I, I see . "
Lefy did not seem to understand but nodded anyway .
After that, we stayed and warmed ourselves in the water for a while, when suddenly something started to move in the corner of my vision .
"…Iluna?"
I turned my gaze in that direction, perhaps she had gotten sleepy from being warm . At some point in time Iluna had apparently fallen asleep, she was rocking back and forth in the water .
"Ahh, I guess she got sleepy . Come on, Iluna, stay awake just a little longer . We'll take you to your bed . "
"…mmm?"
I took her hand as she sleepily rubbed her eyes .
"Sorry, Lefy, but would you help Iluna get into her clothes?"
"Uh, fine . "
"s.h.i.+…hey, s.h.i.+ . Are you okay? What happened?"
As I looked, s.h.i.+'s body had stretched out and was no longer in its original shape .
It was very worrying to see her melt like that, but s.h.i.+ did not seem to care at all . "I'll get out in a few minutes!" she said as her body shook like jelly .
"Ah…don't stay in for too long . "
I said with a somewhat awkward smile and left the bathing room along with Lefy and Iluna .
The three of us walked on, side by side, the pale moonlight gently illuminated our way .